Yellow Snow
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Trump has no choice but to wait for the states to act on such things; a POTUS doesn't have any statutory authority to regulate commerce within a state (commercial air transportation is a different matter, however).
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Trump has no choice but to wait for the states to act on such things; a POTUS doesn't have any statutory authority to regulate commerce within a state (commercial air transportation is a different matter, however).
Jessy89
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Florida gonna have to shutdown beaches or people will go down there. And go back to other states then it’s a mess.
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smast16
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First Confirmed Case in Guilford County, NC.
And that situation down there could be enough for trump to pull the trigger and do it his damn self. I’m really torn over this whole thing. Big government is strangling the private sector. But it’s all necessary..right? I just don’t know. A lot of this doesn’t pass the smell test for me personally. But we have to stop this before the US turns into Italy. I think
Jessy89
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You live in South Carolina. Do you believe our schools reopen March 31st?
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Storm5
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Hahah we were planning on going to the beach this coming weekend since our cruise was canceled . I guess I better just get a truck load of sand dumped in the front yard and turn on the hose
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I think that is when people will die. Whether the isolation of people or just from a very low mortality rate for “most” people, a lot of people will realize it just won’t bother them and go back to normal life. Then when 60-100k die in nursing homes and the like, everyone will be shocked.
I had a beach trip planned with some friends in May, but that isn’t looking too good now.
NCSNOW
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Just keeps getting better. LA county to start releasing inmates. Bookings are down from 300 a day to 60 on purpose.
No chance
highly doubt they are back in session before may at the earliest. with the cdc guidance for the next 8 weeks i think you will see schools closed thru may.
This bad dream is quickly turning into a nightmare. In the words of Ron Burgandy “that escalated quickly”
Snow_chaser
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I ask Georgians to continue to follow best practices - washing their hands regularly, isolating the elderly and chronically ill, and avoiding large events in the days and weeks ahead. We are in this together. Hunker down and let's stop COVID-19 in Georgia. #gapol
11:08 AM · Mar 17, 2020·Hootsuite Inc.
Our Gov latest, no indication of closing things
iGrey_X
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Absolutely not. The worst won’t even be here for likely another month. Schools are done for the year more than likely.
Honestly think schools will probably be closed for the remainder of the school year for many areas, it’s what happens after is the big question
Snow_chaser
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Trump on tv now
WXinCanton
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Brian Kemp has news conference scheduled for 1pm. Per WSB Radio
iGrey_X
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We have a presumptive positive here at work. Waiting on the test results and this is in Greenville. Not going to name the company yet but it’s likely in an office of at least 250 people in tight cubicles. This is getting serious here now.
WXinCanton
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First step for FL.
www.wctv.tv
Gov. DeSantis orders bars and nightclubs to close, announces 4 UF students have coronavirus
The governor is also implementing a 50% capacity limitation on restaurants, and asking that seating be staggered and limited.
www.wctv.tv
Rosie
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Our EMC is now closed, offices.
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Nerman
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This is what is happening in my backyard.
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While the hospital systems said testing for everyone was a goal, there are too few tests to go around and hospitals face a shortage of protective gear that staff must wear when testing or treating patients.
“The national message is there are millions of these tests out there and the reality is very far from that, at least here in Georgia,” said Dr. Jonathan Lewin, CEO of Emory Healthcare, which operates 10 metro area hospitals.
As hospitals fight to keep up, they tell mild cases not to seek tests
Underscoring the continued challenges of widespread coronavirus testing, three of Georgia’s largest hospital systems urged people on Monday not to come to hospitals to be tested if they have mild or moderate symptoms.
While the hospital systems said testing for everyone was a goal, there are too few tests to go around and hospitals face a shortage of protective gear that staff must wear when testing or treating patients.
“The national message is there are millions of these tests out there and the reality is very far from that, at least here in Georgia,” said Dr. Jonathan Lewin, CEO of Emory Healthcare, which operates 10 metro area hospitals.
Chattownsnow
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While I think the death rate of 3% being thrown around is likely very inflated, it is a dangerous and selfish thing to brush this off because 99% of the population will not be effected in a serious manner physically. Not taking it seriously is what will make this worse for the vulnerable. It’s just a no win situation no matter what you do, however saving as many at risk lives should be the priority regardless of the effect on the population as a whole. It’s an unfortunate situation. We all should be looking out for one another right now and stop the panicked shopping (excluding needed preparations) and doing other selfish actions.
Doctor finally called my wife and said he just suspects another virus and to try home remedies for now.This is what is happening in my backyard.
As hospitals fight to keep up, they tell mild cases not to seek tests
Underscoring the continued challenges of widespread coronavirus testing, three of Georgia’s largest hospital systems urged people on Monday not to come to hospitals to be tested if they have mild or moderate symptoms.
While the hospital systems said testing for everyone was a goal, there are too few tests to go around and hospitals face a shortage of protective gear that staff must wear when testing or treating patients.
“The national message is there are millions of these tests out there and the reality is very far from that, at least here in Georgia,” said Dr. Jonathan Lewin, CEO of Emory Healthcare, which operates 10 metro area hospitals.
campamy
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Entirely possible. I just saw that the April 4th ACT testing date has been moved to mid June.
Yellow Snow
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Latest daily status report from the Georgia Dept. of Public Health - the percentage of confirmed cases in Georgia for people under 60 now exceeds that of people over 60.
dph.georgia.gov
COVID-19 Status Report
These data represent confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported to the Georgia Department of Public Health.
Why not package up EBT boxes of food instead of adding money to their card when they can’t use it with shelves empty? Would help slow the virus too and ensure kids eat something nutritional. Keep politics out when replying to this comment.
Shaggy
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Dr Birx and Dr Fauci are badass and are exactly what we need running the show right now. Trumps entire message has reversed.
Snow_chaser
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Absolutely right, the press conference yesterday and today have been incredibly eye opening
snowlover91
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Kudos to Trump as well for taking a more serious tone and apparently listening to their advice in recent days. Very good PC so far from what I've heard.
I’m interested in seeing the numbers out of Italy when they drop today.
Jessy89
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How many actual cases do we have in the United States? Is it higher then the 4600 confirmed? If not it kinda seems social distancing is already working. Because if it wasn’t the number of 4600 would be much higher!
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According to Worldometer, the total number of cases are 5,686 cases, or 1,023 new cases today.
Snow_chaser
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I’d say a lot higher, like the article Nerman shared, some places are telling people with mild symptoms to not get tested
Shaggy
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Reports are the other day a School in London released some research that stated 510k dead in the UK and 2.2 million dead in America if they did not change course. Once this hit trumps admin Fauci and Birx probably looked at trump and agreed and scared him straight. Huge shift in response to this emergency.
Snowflowxxl
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snowlover91
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Sounds like they are trying to suppress/hide something? Very strange behavior for a nation to kick them out like this.
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